SarahR 70 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 Me and my dad recently bought (about 2 week ago) 3 new finches. 1 Fawn Hen and 2 of (we assume) her chicks. the problem we have is one of the chicks has male breast bar.....but no other male markings, mum does have slight male makings (faint flanking? on her belly) and the other chick had none (just BC) (the normal grays in the background were titch and his friend, dad tried to mix them but they didn't get along) Here is a Pic of mum, i know she's a she as she laid an egg in the cage while the chicks matured a bit) Chick 1 (BC hen i think) Chick 2 (i think hen with male markings) And both of the little ones Thank you Sarah~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faracat 27 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 I would think that it's more likely that chick 2 is male, but hasn't fully feathered up yet. My young males have always tended to grow in the breast bar before the flank markings anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahR 70 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 thank you me and my dad keep debating weather or not its a male or female, i guess we will just have to wait for them to fully feather up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMe3257 28 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 Chick 1 definitely has Black cheek genes and Chick 2 just needs abit more time to feather up as its showing the throat stripes that males have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ozzy747 25 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 Deffo a young male colouring up!. You'll soon hear it attempting to sing! Scott Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahR 70 Report post Posted July 29, 2014 cool me and my dad both agreed that weather it is male or female, he will be a lovely bird and should have some nice offspring when hes old enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolk flyer 208 Report post Posted July 31, 2014 Sarah, If they are the young from those two, your hen is split for BC and your male is split for BC and fawn, The two young are both split for pied, Hope this helps, Trevor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahR 70 Report post Posted July 31, 2014 the male in the cage was just in there temporarily he isn't the farther, we don't know who the father is as we bought her with her 2 chicks we know they have BC in them and also fawn, mum looks like just a fawn. the mum has now paired up with one of my pied males Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahR 70 Report post Posted August 9, 2014 the unknown one is now coloring up, he is a fawn BC and looks after his sister all day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites